Quick intro for The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut

[Eriash]

CD Projekt RED is excited to announce the upcoming release of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director’s Cut, allowing gamers in North America to experience the award-winning RPG as the developers originally envisioned. The Director’s Cut is set for release as both a free update for existing owners of the North American version of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition and as a stand-alone product at various digital distributors.

• What is The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director’s Cut?
  The Director’s Cut is the version of the game our developers originally intended for you to play. It is essentially the same game that gamers around the world have experienced – now available legitimately for the first time in North America.
• Where will The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director’s Cut be available?
  The Director’s Cut update will be available from TheWitcher.com and all applicable digital distributors in North America, including Steam, Impulse and Direct2Drive. We will announce the release date in the coming days, but as of that date, people who buy The Witcher: Enhanced Edition from digital distributors will be purchasing the Director’s Cut, as it will replace the existing Enhanced Edition on those sites.
• Will The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director’s Cut obtained from digital distribution contain 1.5 patch features (i.e. additional adventures)?
  Yes, Director’s Cut full version (downloaded from digital vendor) of the game will have all features of patch 1.5. If You patch your version of the game with Director's Cut Patch you need also get Patch 1.5 to get all features available.
• Do I need The Witcher: Enhanced Edition to get the Director’s Cut?
  If you want to just install the patch to get the Director’s Cut content, then you do need The Witcher: Enhanced Edition. If you’re just buying The Witcher for the first time (or feel like buying it again!) then you can just purchase the product via Steam, Impulse, Direct2Drive, etc. as they will offer the Director’s Cut as a full product already patched to the latest version.
• I don’t live in North America or I imported a copy of the game from outside of North America. Should I get the Director’s Cut?
  You really already have the Director’s Cut if you have the international edition of the game and have installed the 1.5 patch!
• What is the age rating of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director’s Cut?
  The Director’s Cut has received an M rating from the ESRB, with Blood and Gore, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content and Violence.

[Rogue Roxy]

Good news, but some of us already have the unofficial mod for uncensoring the game. Will getting the official Director's Cut make a difference?

~ Roxy

[ansys]

You guys are the best... I love you all.
Best regards

[Dezired]

I hope you guys advertised this enough in the USA and this sells well.

[valardur]

Awesome thanks.

Dumb question. If I load a previously saved game, will I be playing the Director's Cut, or the enhanced edition I was playing at the time of the save.

Thanks

[Tom Ohle]

Good news, but some of us already have the unofficial mod for uncensoring the game. Will getting the official Director's Cut make a difference?

~ Roxy

Not really, except that it's official.

[Dezired]

Awesome thanks.

Dumb question. If I load a previously saved game, will I be playing the Director's Cut, or the enhanced edition I was playing at the time of the save.

Thanks

Director's Cut. The old data has already been written over by 1.5, so it no longer exists = you can't play it anymore.

[Corylea]

Cool!  I already have the uncensored version, but I'm glad the censored version is being replaced.  And I'm glad that the ESRB gave this an M rating; maybe Atari won't make you guys have two versions for TW2.

(We're all assuming that there's a TW2, even though there's been no official announcement.  You guys love Sapkowski, TW1 was a roaring success, and we know you're not stupid, 'cause we've played your game.  So of course there'll be a TW2. )

[56236]

I read on the Facebook announcement that the Director's Cut is the same as the European version release and so I questioned if it can be considered an upgrade of a sort if its the same.
Feedback is still outstanding, but others say that patch 1.5 should do justice enough for the month.  ,,,Reporting live from piggy central...  

Seriously now... The Director's Cut did not rate high on blogs, but that's speculation. As to actual upgrade values, it is said more add-ons may be added with easier applications... load of rubbish to silence the masses I say. But hey, optimistically speaking, any new release concerning this masterpiece must be good for something, right? Man, I sound like a diplomat. 

[Tom Ohle]

I read on the Facebook announcement that the Director's Cut is the same as the European version release and so I questioned if it can be considered an upgrade of a sort if its the same.
Feedback is still outstanding, but others say that patch 1.5 should do justice enough for the month.  ,,,Reporting live from piggy central...  

Seriously now... The Director's Cut did not rate high on blogs, but that's speculation. As to actual upgrade values, it is said more add-ons may be added with easier applications... load of rubbish to silence the masses I say. But hey, optimistically speaking, any new release concerning this masterpiece must be good for something, right? Man, I sound like a diplomat. 

Not quite sure what the question is here... hopefully this answers it, though . The Director's Cut is basically an update for North American copies of TW: Enhanced Edition, which makes the content match up to the international release. We also happen to be just releasing the full game with the Director's Cut update already applied so that people who buy it now will just get the content we intended for people to see. We had to give it a name to resubmit through the ESRB process.

[yourmom12]

Wow, I love the amount of support the game has gotten since release, the Enhanced edition made a great game even better, and now a Director's Cut...nice.

Thanks CD Projekt RED!

Downloading for Steam version, since it seems to not have been patched by the auto update yet.

[Sayne]

I just wanted to say, like others here, how grateful I am for CD Projekt's continual support for your game.  One of the best RPGs (if not the best) I've played since the Baldur's Gate series and Deus Ex is made better and more enjoyable with your continued support.  Please keep it up, your customers appreciate it. 

[Gerrard]

We have long passed the ridiculous station. Now it's just embarrassing.

Also I suggest you find a new PR guy. Maybe Pete Hines has some free time on his hands.

[Rogue Roxy]

Good news, but some of us already have the unofficial mod for uncensoring the game. Will getting the official Director's Cut make a difference?

~ Roxy

Not really, except that it's official.

Thank you, Tom.

I intend to get the Director's Cut anyway, but I had wondered about that. You guys are great! Thanks again.

~ Roxy

[godkingofdivineroad]

Thank you, CDProjekt. It's not a particularly significant gesture(at least to me, since I had already downloaded both patch 1.5 and the uncensor mod) but it's the thought that counts. What I would really like, though, is more official adventures complete with voice-overs. Possibly something to bridge the storyline with that of the sequel?